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US-Israeli Gaza genocide

Monday was another deadly day for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, as the Israeli military pressed ahead with its air and artillery strikes across the blockaded territory. In one of the deadliest attacks, at least four people were killed after Israeli artillery shelled tents of displaced Palestinians in central Gaza City. An Israeli airstrike on the al-Bureij refugee camp, also in central Gaza, caused casualties. To the south, Israeli jets bombed a residential building near Khan Yunis, killing at least four people and injuring several others. Other parts of Khan Yunis were also the scene of deadly air and artillery attacks. According to the Gaza health ministry, more than 51,200 Palestinians have been killed since the onset of Israel’s genocidal campaign. Nearly 117,000 others have been injured since then.

Plight of Palestinian abductees

Palestinian officials have raised the alarm about the dire situation of abductees held in Israeli prisons. The warning came after a number of abductees released from Israeli jails gave harrowing accounts of conditions in the regime’s prisons. The officials said the number of Palestinian abductees killed in Israeli jails since the regime’s genocide in Gaza started has surged to 65, including a child. It added that inmates abducted in Gaza account for at least 40 of those fatalities. Meanwhile, the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees' Affairs warned of inhumane conditions at Israel’s Damon Prison, where female abductees are enduring extreme hardship. The Commission reported that food is scarce and poor in quality, leading to digestive issues and severe weight loss among inmates. It warned that Palestinian abductees are held in filthy, blood-stained cells, given only a small mattress and no food. Most of the abductees also face insults and humiliation during their incarceration by the regime.

Iranian Persian Gulf islands

Iran has strongly condemned baseless claims raised during the foreign ministerial meeting of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council about three Iranian islands. The country’s UN ambassador said such allegations amount to a flagrant violation of international law and the Charter of the United Nations. Amir Saeid Iravani made the remarks in a letter to the UN chief and the president of the Security Council. He reaffirmed Iran's full and unquestionable sovereignty over the islands of Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb in the Persian Gulf. The ambassador added that any claim to the contrary is considered unacceptable interference in Iran’s internal affairs. In their final statement, the council's foreign ministers questioned Iran's sovereignty over the three islands, claiming that they belonged to the United Arab Emirates. Iravani also denounced the use of a falsified name for the Persian Gulf in the meeting’s statement. Iravani emphasized that “Persian Gulf” is the only historically and legally recognized name for the body of water between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.

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